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☆ Twitter is now owned by Elon Musk — here's a brief history from the app's founding in 2006 to the present
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In this photo illustration, former U.S. President Donald Trump's archived Twitter account is shown on a phone screen with the Twitter logo in the background. And they happen to be the hands of Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and one of the app's most high-profile provocateurs. 2006In March, Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams created Twitter, which was originally a side project stemming from the podcasting tool Odeo. 2011Twitter became an essential social media tool used during the Arab Spring, the wave of antigovernmental protests throughout Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. The combined wealth of Williams, Dorsey, and Costolo hit roughly $4 billion.

☆ Louisiana native, author Ernest Gaines to appear on US stamp
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Gaines’ stamp offers an impressive representation of the man I knew and admired, and it reminds me of the immeasurable grace, strength and character he displayed throughout his life and through his words,” said Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL-Lafayette president. The book that earned widespread notice for Gaines, “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” is a first-person narrative of a fictional 110-year-old woman born into slavery. Published in 1971, the novel’s inspiration was Augusteen Jefferson, Gaines’ disabled aunt who helped raise him. “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and “A Gathering of Old Men” (1984) became honored television movies. Gaines’ novels, which have drawn comparisons to the writings of William Faulkner and Charles Dickens, have been published in at least 17 languages.

☆ Prince Harry’s memoir, titled ‘Spare,’ to come out in January
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK — Prince Harry’s memoir, an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out Jan. 10. “For Harry, this is his story at last.”The memoir’s title is an apparent reference to Prince Harry’s being a royal “spare,” not the first in line to succession. William, Prince of Wales, is next in line. The 416-page book will come out in 16 languages, from Dutch to Portuguese, and also will be released in an audio edition read by Prince Harry. “Penguin Random House is honored to be publishing Prince Harry’s candid and emotionally powerful story for readers everywhere,” the global CEO of Penguin Random House, Markus Dohle, said in a statement.

☆ Prince Harry's memoir to be published in January, titled 'Spare'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry's memoir will be published on Jan. 10 with the title "Spare" and will tell with "raw unflinching honesty" his journey from "trauma to healing", publisher Penguin Random House said on Thursday. The title refers to Harry's position as the younger brother of Prince William, who has been heir to the British throne since their father Charles become king last month following the death of Queen Elizabeth. A photo of Harry looking directly into the camera features on the cover, along with the words "Prince Harry" and "Spare". Harry will support British charities with donations from his proceeds, the publisher said. ($1 = 0.8633 pounds)Reporting by Muvija M and Paul Sandle Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ It looks like Elon Musk started using a new program that blocks jet tracking after the man who follows his plane wouldn't take his Twitter account down
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Grace Kay | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The program allows aircraft owners to apply for a temporary aircraft registration number that is not currently attached to any other plane — meaning that celebrities like Musk can essentially fly anonymously. The PIA program allows aircraft owners to switch out their registration number every 60 days. The incognito registration number also doesn't prevent Sweeney from tracking the private jet via ADS-B Exchange, a public flight-tracking database. Elon Musk's private jet flight with PIA flag, tracked by Jack Sweeney. Jack Sweeney via ADS-B ExchangeMusk is also on the FAA's free "Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed" program, or LADD list.

Brian Kemp to become the state’s first Black governor — she’d also be the first Black woman in the country’s history to hold a governor seat. In Maryland, Rep. Anthony Brown could be the state’s first Black attorney general if he defeats Republican Michael Peroutka. Smaller historic races include Rep. Karen Bass’ bid to become Los Angeles’ first Black woman mayor. Flowers would be the first Black woman to hold the office in Alabama, and she’s already made history as the first Black woman from either major party to win the nomination for governor. If successful, she would be the first Black woman elected to the chamber in the state’s history.

☆ Elon Musk and Donald Trump are trying new ways to dodge jet-tracking Twitter accounts — but its not a 'silver bullet'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Taylor Rains | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jet-tracker Jack Sweeney rocked the boat when he started posting Elon Musk's private jet flights on Twitter. Celebrities can block their jets on certain websites via a special federal program, but Sweeney says it doesn't help. Louis Vuitton CEO Bernard Arnault is one: He recently sold his private aircraft so "no one can see where I go." The program allows private aircraft owners to block their planes from being tracked by websites like FlightAware and FlightRadar24 because they use FAA data. Elon Musk's private jet flight with PIA flag, tracked by Jack Sweeney.

☆ Oprah seeks to lend her appeal to Abrams in Georgia election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

ATLANTA (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is again shining her star power on Democrat Stacey Abrams’s bid for governor in Georgia, as Abrams pursues a rematch against incumbent Republican Brian Kemp, who she narrowly lost to in 2018. The appearance comes during the first of three weeks of early voting in Georgia, as Democrats in particular seek to drive their voters to cast ballots early. Winfrey visited Georgia in November 2018 to campaign for Abrams in her previous unsuccessful bid, even knocking on some doors in suburban Atlanta. Kemp has attacked Abrams as “Celebrity Stacey,” saying last month that Abrams is “running her campaign to cater to liberal elites” and not to Georgians. “While Stacey Abrams continues to solicit the help of out-of-state billionaires,” said Kemp spokesperson Tate Mitchell, “Gov.

☆ Democrat John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz battle for an open US Senate seat in Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Grace Panetta | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz are facing off for US Senate in Pennsylvania. Fetterman is the state's lieutenant governor and Oz is a celebrity doctor and first-time candidate. Pennsylvania Senate candidatesFetterman and Oz are vying to succeed GOP Sen. Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania, a battleground Senate race critical to both parties' fortunes in the US Senate — and a seat Democrats are aiming to flip back from Republican control. Fetterman, a progressive, is centering his campaign around being a reliable 51st vote for Democratic priorities in the Senate. Oz has raised $34.9 million, spent $32.2 million, and has $2.5 million in cash on hand, as of September 30.

☆ Meghan calls Queen Elizabeth's death 'a complicated time'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has "been a complicated time" for Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, she said in an interview with Variety published Wednesday. "I’m really grateful that I was able to be with my husband to support him, especially during that time," Meghan, 41, said. Meghan and Harry traveled from California — where they decamped after stepping back from royal duties in 2020 — to the U.K. to attend the queen’s funeral following her Sept. 8 death. During their trip to the U.K., Harry and Meghan also reunited with Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, at Windsor Castle to pay tribute to the queen and greet mourners. The couple share two children: Archie, born in May 2019, and Lilibet, born in June 2021, who is named after the queen, whose family nickname was Lilibet.

☆ Early Cormac McCarthy Interviews Rediscovered
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Elizabeth A. Harris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Cormac McCarthy doesn’t do interviews. During his long career, McCarthy, 89, has sat for vanishingly few of them. Scholars of his work say he has long been resistant to publicly analyzing his writing process. Between 1968 and 1980, he gave at least 10 interviews to small local papers in Lexington, Kentucky, and east Tennessee, a region where he lived and had friends. Writing, he said, was a “compulsion” and “not a conscious process.” Asked to give practical advice to starting writers, he said, “Read.”

Persons: Cormac McCarthy doesn’t, McCarthy, Oprah, —, “, “ Read, ” Organizations: The New York Times Locations: Lexington , Kentucky, Tennessee

☆ What Liz Cheney, Kanye West, Oprah Winfrey, The Rock, and Andrew Yang have in common: They're third-party alternatives to the Biden-Trump 2024 presidential binary.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Oprah WinfreyGetty Images/Getty Images for Global CitizenOne of the most influential women in the world, Oprah Winfrey's presidential ambitions have long been a subject of celebrity-watching chatter. "I want all the girls watching here, now, to know that a new day is on the horizon," she said. Winfrey said she had met with someone who offered to help with a political campaign, but she declined. "I've always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not," Winfrey told Brown. "I thought, oh gee, I don't have the experience, I don't know enough, and now I'm thinking, 'Oh, oh?'"

☆ 'Sidney' review: An Oprah Winfrey-produced Apple TV+ documentary does justice to Sidney Poitier's remarkable life and career
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —In theory there’s only so much to be done with a celebrity biography, but when the subject is Sidney Poitier, that’s an unusually target-rich environment. “Sidney,” a documentary from director Reginald Hudlin produced by Oprah Winfrey, does the actor justice, providing context, depth and considerable warmth in chronicling his remarkable life and trailblazing career. “He was given big shoulders, but he had to carry a lot of weight,” says Denzel Washington. “Sidney” casts its own warming glow, in a way that sheds light not only Poitier’s path but also the decades in which he carved it out. “Sidney” premieres September 23 in select theaters and on Apple TV+.

☆ An exclusive Miami island is getting a slew of $30 million-plus condos — and you have to be invited to buy them
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Related Group and its partners have closed on the last developable parcel of land on Fisher Island. Fisher Island, a seven-minute ferry ride south of Miami Beach that sits at the intersection of Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, has long been the stomping ground of the elite. Wealthy people can be discreet about their mansions, but we know that Oprah, Julia Roberts, and Mel Brooks are former Fisher Island residents. The enclave has also won some superlatives: Bloomberg determined Fisher Island was America's wealthiest ZIP code in April 2018, with an average income of $2.5 million in 2015. Fisher Island made headlines in 2020 for nabbing COVID-19 antibody tests for all the residents of its about 800 homes in the early days of the pandemic.

☆ Michelle Obama announces six-city book tour for 'The Light We Carry'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Michelle Obama plans a six-city tour this fall in support of her new book, “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times,” beginning mid-November in Washington. “This book means so much to me — it’s a collection of perspectives and practices I’ve used to keep me afloat amid uncertainty. She will then travel to Philadelphia’s The Met, Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, the Chicago Theatre and San Francisco’s Masonic, before closing at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles. “Becoming” was a near-instant million seller and went on to sell more than 17 million copies worldwide, making it the most popular book in modern times written by a former White House resident. As with “Becoming,” Obama will speak at each city with guest moderators, to be announced later.

☆ 'Atlanta,' 'P-Valley' and other shows giving Black South its due
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

And artists like Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion have incorporated Southern Black aesthetics into their fashion and music videos. “We’re now seeing some of the vividness and vibrancy that has always been a part of the South,” Durham said. But in these shows, the South and its characters refuse the bumpkin stereotypes and embrace all the aspects of the South. “There are whole ways in which we are having to reimagine Blackness in the South,” Durham said. “We’re actually invited to see what the experiences are of the people who produce the culture,” Durham said.

☆ Satanic panic is making a comeback, fueled by QAnon believers and GOP influencers
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +23 min

Utah County Attorney David O. Leavitt speaks on July 31, 2019, in Provo. The accusations were part of a new case from Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith. Discussion about satanism and satanic abuse has increased in recent years, according to data provided to NBC News by Zignal Labs, which analyzes social media conversations. Popular culture and social media have also ferried ideas about satanism and widespread child abuse from fringe to the mainstream. (Anti-LGBTQ politicians and activists have equated LGBTQ people with predators who abuse children as part of a “gay agenda,” the well-worn panic that the gay rights movement’s true motivation is recruitment.

WINDSOR, England — Prince William, Prince Harry and their spouses reunited at Windsor Castle on Saturday afternoon, appearing to put aside their rift to pay tribute to their late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Princes William and Harry, as well as Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, paused at a large flower memorial for the queen, stopping to read handwritten notes and admire the bouquets that mourners had left throughout the day. Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, left, and Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, view the floral tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II outside Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, on Saturday. Prince William, left, and Prince Harry talk after viewing the floral tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on Saturday. She didn't reveal who made the comments as it would be “very damaging to them.”The couple had frequently criticized media tabloids over their coverage of Meghan.

☆ Meghan Markle speaks about her efforts ‘forgiving’ royal family
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-30 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, says that “just by existing,” she and her husband Prince Harry “upset the dynamic of the hierarchy” when they were in the U.K. The former actress made headlines in Britain on Tuesday with comments made during an interview with U.S. magazine The Cut. In the interview published Monday, the duchess said it’s not easy to “forgive” when asked if there was room for forgiveness between her, Britain’s royal family and her own family. Since their move to California, where they are now settled with their two young children, they have publicly discussed their unhappiness with the royal family. In a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last year, Meghan spoke about racism within the monarchy and Harry said Charles had stopped taking his calls.

☆ Jerrod Carmichael Was Scared of Coming Out. He Still Is.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-11 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk Jerrod Carmichael Was Scared of Coming Out. Anything other than “I’m gay” was me dodging. Everything was actually “I’m gay.” But it’s still dodged. The working title of “Rothaniel” was “I’m Gay.” There are certain phrases that have no substitute. Like “I’m gay” or telling someone “I’m sorry.” But people can live in cognitive dissonance.

Persons: Mamadi Doumbouya, Jerrod Carmichael, ”, “ I’m, Carmichael, Seth Meyers ”, Howard Stern, “, ” Carmichael, —, I’ve, You’ve, it’s, I’m, ‘, ’ ’, Dave, Chapelle, ” It’s, Hitler, Martin Luther King, Michael Jackson, ” —, Jay Z, Mozart, Rothko, Jay, It’s, Norm Macdonald, Malcolm X, shouldn’t, Jessica Chastain’s, Bo, Burnham, can’t, Something’s, Seth Meyers ’ ’, Lloyd Bishop, Lizzo, that’s, That’s, She’s, — that’s, Rothaniel, Wesley Morris, Eddie Murphy, you’ve, Eddie, he’s, I’d, You’d, D’Angelo’s, Spalding, Eric Butterworth, Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Christian, Read Eric Butterworth, David Marchese, Neal Stephenson, Laurie Santos, Christopher Walken Organizations: The New York Times, York’s Whitney Museum of American, HBO, Twitter, NBC, NBCU, Bank, Getty

☆ Prinţii William şi Harry se întâlnesc astăzi pentru a inaugura o statuie dedicată prințesei Diana
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaPrinţii William şi Harry se întâlnesc astăzi pentru a inaugura o statuie dedicată prințesei DianaPrințesa Diana, decedată în urma unui accident de automobil petrecut la Paris în 1997, ar fi împlinit astăzi vârsta de 60 de ani. Cu această ocazie, prinţii Harry şi William vor inaugura o statuie care aduce un omagiu mamei lor, prinţesa Diana, şi care va fi amplasată în grădinile Palatului Kensington din Londra. Statuia care îi este dedicată, realizată de Ian Rank-Broadley, va fi dezvelită în "grădina ascunsă" de la Kensingon Palace - fosta ei reşedinţă, devenită în prezent reşedinţa oficială a prinţului William - în prezenţa unui grup de doar 30 de persoane, inclusiv a unor membri ai familiei Spencer. Membrii familiei regale britanice "nu sunt absolut deloc rasişti", a reacţionat prinţul William, în vârstă de 39 de ani, în momentul în care a fost interpelat de jurnalişti, la scurt timp după aceea, în timpul unui eveniment oficial. De atunci, cei doi fraţi au avut o scurtă întâlnire cu ocazia funeraliilor prinţului Philip, în luna aprilie, însă reuniunea lor nu a părut să fi atenuat tensiunile dintre ei.

Persons: William, Harry, prințesei Diana Prințesa Diana, Diana, Prinţesa, Wales, Lady Di, Ian Rank, Spencer . Prinţul Charles, Oprah Winfrey, Ducele, ducesa de, Archie, prinţul William, Charles, Philip, Robert Lacey Organizations: Sunday Times, britanice Locations: Paris, Kensington, Londra, America de Nord, ducesa de Sussex, Castelul Windsor, Sussex

☆ Prințul Charles i-a susținut pe Harry și Meghan Markle cu o sumă de bani "substanțială" după ce au renunțat la familia regală
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Prințul Charles a continuat să-i susțină financiar pe Harry și Meghan Markle, cu "o sumă substanțială", în lunile care au urmat după ce aceștia s-au retras din familia regală britanică, informează BBC, care citează informații publicate de Clarence House. Un purtător de cuvânt al Clarence House a declarat că Prințul Charles a continuat să susțină financiar cuplul până în vara anului trecut. Harry și Meghan Markle au susținut că este vorba despre același termen. Costurile prințului Charles au scăzut cu 1,2 milioane de lire sterline (1,4 milioane de euro) după retragea lui Harry și Meghan. Prințul Charles a alocat o sumă substanțială pentru a-i susține în procesul de tranziție.

Persons: Prințul Charles, Harry, Clarence House, Wales, Ducesa de Cornwall, Prințul Harry, Oprah Winfrey, Clarence, Charles, Sussex, . Harry, Oprah, Prințesa Diana Organizations: BBC, Clarence, Clarence House, Palatului Buckingham, Cuplul Locations: Cornwall, Netflix

Un purtător de cuvânt al Clarence House a declarat că Prințul Charles a continuat să susțină financiar cuplul până în vara anului trecut. Costurile prințului Charles au scăzut cu 1,2 milioane de lire sterline (1,4 milioane de euro) după retragea lui Harry și Meghan. Prințul Charles a alocat o sumă substanțială pentru a-i susține în procesul de tranziție. În interviul din martie 2021 acordat lui Oprah Winfrey, Harry a spus că „familia mi-a tăiat finanțarea” în „primul trimestru din 2020”. Întrebat despre termenele diferite, purtătorul de cuvânt Clarence House a spus: „Nu aș spune că termenele sunt foarte diferite.

Persons: Clarence, Wales, Ducesa de Cornwall, Prințul Harry, Oprah Winfrey, Prințul Charles, Harry, Clarence House, Charles, Sussex, . Harry, Oprah, Prințesa Diana Organizations: Clarence House, Palatului Buckingham, Cuplul, Clarence Locations: Clarence House, Cornwall, Netflix

Sunt dornică să o văd”, a răspuns Kate, care a mărturisit că încă nu a văzut-o pe micuţă. „Sper să fac acest lucru curând”, a precizat ducesa de Cambridge. La întrebarea dacă a văzut-o pe Lilibeth Diana măcar prin apel video, ducesa a răspuns din nou că „nu”, scrie Agerpres. Fetiţa, al cărei nume este un omagiu adus străbunicii sale, regina Elisabeta a II-a a Marii Britanii, şi mamei lui Harry, regretata prinţesă Diana, a venit pe lume pe 4 iunie şi a avut la naştere 3,48 de kilograme. Lilibeth Diana este prima strănepoată a reginei care se naşte în afara Marii Britanii şi este al doilea copil al ducilor de Sussex, după Archie, în vârstă de doi ani.

Persons: Ducesa, Jill Biden, Kate, de Cambridge, Diana, ducesa, Meghan, Harry, William, regina Elisabeta a II -, reginei, Archie, Fetiţa, prinţul de, Elisabeta a II, Oprah Winfrey Organizations: Agerpres Locations: SUA, Cornwall, Marii Britanii, Santa Barbara, California, Britanii, Sussex, prinţul de Edinburgh, soţul

☆ Rasism cu sânge albastru. Palatul Buckingham le-a interzis imigranților de culoare să lucreze la Curtea Regală
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Palatul Buckingham le-a interzis imigranților și străinilor „de culoare” să lucreze în cadrul administrației Casei Regale până cel puțin la finalul anilor 1960, conform unor documente ale Arhivelor Naționale britanice recent descoperite în cadrul unei investigații The Guardian. Casa regală a precizat că „nu deține date de dinainte de 1990 referitoare la trecutul (background-ul) angajaților care provin din minorități etnice”. Conform susținerilor acestora, un membru al Casei Regale s-ar fi întrebat „cât de închisă ar urma să fie pielea” fiului lor, Archie. Meghan Markle a mărturisit că a avut gânduri suicidare, dar familia regală nu i-a permis să primească ajutor în acele momente dificile pentru sănătatea sa mintală. Acuzațiile lui Meghan l-au determinat pe cumnatul ei, prințul William, să declare că familia regală britanică„nu este deloc rasistă”.

Persons: Buckingham, Palatul Buckingham, Marii, ., reginei Elisabeta a II -, Regina Marii, Oprah Winfrey, Windsor, Archie . Meghan, Meghan, William Organizations: Casei Regale, Guardian, Queen's Locations: Palatul, Marii Britanii, UK, Regina Marii Britanii, Sussex

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